Past events

The Burden of Power: Countdown to Iraq – The Alastair Campbell Diaries

Alastair Campbell was the guest speaker at the eighty-fourth meeting of the Mile End Group discussing the fourth volume of his diaries ‘Burden of Power’

Distilling the Frenzy: Writing the History of One’s Own Times

Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield launched his latest book, Distilling the Frenzy, at the eighty-third meeting of the Mile End Group

What is Ethical Foreign Policy Leadership?

Professor Joesph Nye gave the second Sir Michael Quinlan memorial lecture on the question ‘What is Ethical Foreign Policy Leadership?’

The Past, Present and Future of Tech City

Ben Hammersley, the British internet technologist, journalist, author and broadcaster gave the eighty-first Mile End Group discussing the growth of ‘Tech City’

The Future of the City of London

Stephen Hammond MP gave the eightieth Mile End Group discussing the future for the City of London

Being Shadow Chancellor

At the seventy-ninth Mile End Group Ed Balls discussed the role of Shadow Chancellor

The History of North Sea Oil and Gas

Professor Alex Kemp discussed ‘The History of North Sea Oil and Gas’ at the seventy-eighth meeting of the Mile End Group

The theory and practice of taking the Cabinet Minutes

Sir Gus O’Donnell & Lord Armstrong of Ilminster gave the seventy-seventh Mile End Group on the subject of ‘The theory and practice of taking the Cabinet Minutes’

Inaugural John Ramsden Memorial Lecture, ‘Liberal Conservatism’

David Willetts MP have the seventy-sixth Mile End Group on the subject ‘Liberal Conservatism’